PORTUGAL VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,499	4	6,851	- 353
Low Birth Weight	2	4,750	52	79	+ 4,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,906	36	231	+ 3,676
Coronary Heart Disease	4	3,858	1	12,878	- 9,020
Malaria	5	3,355	78	0	+ 3,355
Stroke	6	3,082	2	12,339	- 9,257
Birth Trauma	7	2,841	60	24	+ 2,817
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,732	27	838	+ 1,894
Tuberculosis	9	1,690	38	213	+ 1,477
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,568	40	196	+ 1,372
Maternal Conditions	11	1,506	63	7	+ 1,499
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,402	8	3,601	- 2,200
Liver Disease	13	1,381	22	1,126	+ 255
Pertussis	14	1,354	72	0	+ 1,354
Kidney Disease	15	1,308	9	2,803	- 1,495
Violence	16	1,159	48	96	+ 1,062
Malnutrition	17	1,091	53	79	+ 1,012
Meningitis	18	842	56	43	+ 799
Other Injuries	19	810	13	1,937	- 1,128
Cervical Cancer	20	786	34	329	+ 457
Liver Cancer	21	735	18	1,270	- 536
Hypertension	22	674	14	1,880	- 1,205
Lung Disease	23	648	7	4,286	- 3,638
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	593	3	7,191	- 6,598
HIV/AIDS	25	544	35	320	+ 224
Syphilis	26	481	64	3	+ 478
Endocrine Disorders	27	465	17	1,547	- 1,081
Breast Cancer	28	446	12	1,997	- 1,551
Asthma	29	400	43	146	+ 254
Suicide	30	333	19	1,172	- 839
Falls	31	330	23	1,033	- 702
Stomach Cancer	32	312	10	2,532	- 2,220
Fires	33	290	46	108	+ 182
Prostate Cancer	34	279	11	2,124	- 1,845
Drownings	35	274	51	79	+ 195
Inflammatory/Heart	36	259	26	909	- 650
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	258	6	4,389	- 4,131
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	197	37	229	- 32
Epilepsy	39	176	31	415	- 239
Drug Use	40	168	44	128	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	41	163	21	1,139	- 977
Poisonings	42	159	57	29	+ 130
Lymphomas	43	153	16	1,608	- 1,455
Lung Cancers	44	142	5	4,406	- 4,264
Tetanus	45	136	73	0	+ 136
Skin Cancers	46	117	30	523	- 406
Skin Disease	47	112	39	202	- 90
Oral Cancer	48	106	25	912	- 806
Ovary Cancer	49	102	33	397	- 295
Bladder Cancer	50	100	20	1,171	- 1,070
Pancreas Cancer	51	91	15	1,669	- 1,578
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	79	41	169	- 90
Encephalitis	53	78	67	1	+ 77
Oesophagus Cancer	54	71	29	623	- 552
Leukemia	55	53	24	1,015	- 962
Hepatitis B	56	52	59	26	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	57	40	32	406	- 366
Alcohol	58	38	45	111	- 74
Schistosomiasis	59	32	77	0	+ 32
Appendicitis	60	20	61	21	- 0
Measles	61	20	71	0	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	62	17	28	652	- 635
Multiple Sclerosis	63	12	54	56	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	47	99	- 89
Diphtheria	65	7	74	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	66	6	83	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	6	49	87	- 81
Upper Respiratory	68	6	62	15	- 9
Leishmaniasis	69	6	68	1	+ 5
War	70	4	69	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Mauritania

Portugal

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.